Dispensing device



1,634,594 July 5 1927' J. H. PIEPER DI SPENS INCn DEVICE Filed Oct. 14, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 5,1927. l 1,634,594

J. H. PIEPER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Oct. 14', 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JOHNHP/EPE( wmm Patented July 5, 1927.

VUNITED vStfATES lPATENT OFFICE.

JOHN n. PIEPER; 0E nEnAvAm'MINNEsoTA. t

DISPENSING `DEVICE.

Application led Octoberfli, Serial No.

of the type referred to whichre'adilyfmayvbeinserted into the bulk ice cream or the like and from which the material readily may be dispensed into a container. ofY theproper shape and size. Y u a y A further object is to provide a dispenser having an open bottom andk a. plurality of side members adapted to' Aserve as butti/Iig means when 4the device is inserted in the cream, and to provide means for cutting olf the material at the bottom of the 'dispenser whereby the latter may be withdrawn from the bulk of the ice cream. 'v n A further object is to providefa dispenser of the character referred to wherein all of the side walls except one are adapted to slide upwardly when the device is to be inserted into the bulk ice cream and wheny the ice cream is to be dispensed from the device ,to the container. y

A further object isto provide a device of the character just mentioned having means for removing the ice cream Afrom'the device to permit it to fall into the container.

Other objects `and advantages of the inventionA will become apparent during the course of the followingdescription.

Inv the drawings I have shown one em,-l In this show? taken substantially on line 5-5 of Figure 2. Figure 6 is a similar viewgonline -(i` of VFigure 2,

Figure 7 is a tion of the cutting mechanism'7 and,

Figure 8 is a detail section on line 8&8.'` of `Figure`2.

detail perspective a por-lv VReferring to the drawinga'the numeral 10( designates an outer supporting band in which is arranged a similar inner support-A Figure 4. A bodyly portion indicated as al ing Vband lllspaced therefrom Ias shown in whole 4by theV numeral Y12 is adapted to be,y

supported bythe bands 10 and 11. Ther body' portion 12 comprises a rear stationary wall 13j and movable end and side walls 14 and 15 respectively. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the rear'walll has its upper'end arranged between the bands 10 and 11 and is secured thereto by boltsor the like 16.4 Each of the end and fr'ontfwalls14v and 15 is provided with an elongated substantially vertical' slot 17 which receives a bolt or the like 18 passing through the corresponding portions of the bands-10. and 11. It will be apparent that the upper ends of theend andside walls 14 and 15 lare arranged between bands 10 and 11 and are adapted to slide vertically by virtue ofthe 'arrangement yof the bolts'18 :inthe slots 17.

proximity to the rear wall 13. The lower f end of the shaft' 22 is rotatably supported in a bearing 23 carried bythe rear wall 13.

Atits lower end,rthe shaft 2,2.'i`s providedv with alcutting b1ad'e24 which is adapted to swing beneath the'body 'portion in a manner tbe described. Adjacent the bearing 21, the shaft 2,2 is providedwith apin'ion 2 5 by means of which the shaft 22 is adapted to be oscillated. A transverse ,shaft 26 is journalled on the bracket19 asrclearlyy shownin Figure 4, and avsegment gear'27 is journailed ony this shaft. The segment gear is providedwith an operating handle 2,8, and

since the teeth of the" segment` gearY mesh i' withthe pinion 25, rit will lbe yapparent that movement of the segment.Y gear when the handle 28 is pressed, is YadaptedltooperateY th 'shaft 22; l ,A t Y As Vs hown in Fi ure 4, the side of the band 11 adJacent. lthe ront wally 15 is provided lwith a hinge pin 29 towhich is pivotally An operating handle 32 is provided for moving the plate 30 downwardly. The handle 32 is provided at its upper end with a finger piece 33, and the lower endof the handle is curved as at 34 on an arc of a circle having its center substantially coincident with the center of the hinge pin 29. The lower end of the curved portion 34 of the handle ci? tends through an opening 35 formed in the projection 31, and is secured at its extremity to the plate 30. A spring 36 surrounds the curved portion of the rod and is adapted to normally maintain the plate 3() in upper position against the lower face of the projection 31.

The operation of the device is as follows:

It will be noted that the walls of the body portion 12 converge slightly toward their lower ends corresponding generally in shape to the usual ice cream boxes. rl`he device is adapted to be made in varying sizes whereby the capacity of the body portion between the lower end thereof and the plate 30 will correspond to the capacity of the boi; which is to be filled. vWhenit is desired to fill one of the boxes or containers, the end walls 14 and front wall 15 are moved upwardly substantially to the dotted line positions indicated in Figures 1 and 4. The rear wall 13 is stationary as will be apparent, and

is inserted into the bulk of the ice cream by grasping the handle 2O and moving the device downwardly. The side walls 14 and front wall 15 are then pushed downwardly into the body of the cream, whereupon the operator moves the handle 28 thus revolving the shaft 22 and causing the blade 24 to swing across the bottoni of the container to cut through the cream. r1`he dispensing device is then lifted from the body of the cream and the end walls 14 and front wall 15 are moved upwardly. The device is then placed in position over a container of the proper size whereupon the handle 33 is depressed to move the plate 30 downwardly. This action removes the cream from the rear wall 13 permitting it to drop downwardly into the container. lVhen the handle 32 is released, the spring 36 returns the plate 30 to normal position. yThe device is adapted to remove a block of ice cream or the like from the bulk in the can, the block corresponding exactly in shape and size to the container. for filling a container by the use of spoons or the like. lt is well known that the latter method causes a merchant to dispense actually more than the quantity of ice cream intended to be sold in the container, and

accordingly the present device is not only convenient in operation but effects an actual saving of ice cream.

It is to be understood that the form'of the invention herewith shown and `described is to be taken as a preferred example of the rIhe device obviates the necessityv same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:V

l. A device of the character described comprising` a body portion having an open bottom and adapted to be inserted into a body of material, means associated with said body portion and movable across the bottom thereof for cutting through the material, a plate pivotally connected adjacent one edge within and adjacent one side of said body portion and defining the capacity thereof, and means for moving the free edge of said plate downwardly.

2. A device of the character described comprising supporting means, a body portion carried by said supporting means and including a .plurality of permanently fiat walls, all but one of said walls being adapted to vslide with respect to said supporting means, sai-d]` body portion having an open bottom andadapted to be inserted into a body of material, and cutting means associated with said body portion and movable across the bottom thereof to cut through the body of material.

3. A device of the character described comprising supporting means, a body portion carried by said supporting means and including a plurality of permanently flat walls, all but one of said walls being adapted to slide` with Irespect to said supporting means, said body portion having an open bottom and adapted to be inserted into a body of material, cutting means associated with said body portion and movable across the bottom thereof to cut through the body of material, and means carried by said supporting means for dislodging material from said body portion.

4. A device of the character described comprising supporting means, a body portion carried by said supporting means and including a plurality of rectangularly arranged walls, certain of said wallsbeing adapted to slide with respect to said supporting mea-ns, one of said walls being stationary with respect to said supporting means, said body portion having an open bottom and adapted to be inserted into a body of material, 'cutting means associated with said body portion and movable across the bottom thereof to cut through the body of material, a plate arranged in said body portion and pivotally connected adjacent one edge to a portion of said supporting means, the free edge of said plate being arranged adjacent said stationary wall, said plate being adapted to define the capacity of said body portion,

and means for ymoving the free edge'of said plate downwardly.

5.' A device of the character described comprising supporting means, a body portion carried by said supporting means and including:afplurality of walls, one of sai-d walls being secured iniixed position with respect to said supporting means, the'others of said walls being slidable with respect to said supporting means, said body'portion having an open bottom and adapted to be-inserted into a body of material, and materialv dislodging means arranged in said body portion and having a movable portion arranged.

adjacent the iiXed Wall of said body portion. A 6. A vdevice ofV thek character described comprising supporting means, a body portion carried by said supporting means andl including a plurality or' walls, one of said walls being secured in fixedposition with respect to said supporting means, the others l of said walls beingslidable with respect to said supporting -means,- said body portion having an open bottom and adapted to be inserted into a body of material, material dislodging means arranged in said body portion and having a movable portion arranged adjacent the fixed wall of said body portion,

and cutting means associated with said body portion and movable acrossV the bottom thereof for cutting through the body of material in which sai-d body portion is inserted. j

7. A device of the character described comprising inner and outer spaced bands forming' supporting means, avbody portion including front, rear and end walls having their upper ends arranged between said' bands, said rear wall being stationary with respect to said supporting means, the others of said walls being provided with slots,

means Dassin@ through said su ortin` means and said slots whereby said last named walls are adapted to partake of sliding movement with respect to said supporting means, said body portion having an open bottom and adapted to be inserted into a body of material, a shaft arranged adjacent saidstationary wall, ya cuttingmeinber carried by the lower end of said shaft and movable across the bottom of said body to cut through the bodyy of material, and means for operating said shaft.

8. .device of ythe character described comprising inner and outer spaced bands forming supporting means, a body portion 'including front, rear and end walls having their upper ends arranged between said bands, said rear wall being stationary'witli respect to said supporting means, the others of said walls being provided with slots, means passing through said 'supporting means and said slots Vwhereby `said last named walls are adapted to partake of sliding movement with respect to said `supportingr means, said body portion havinganopen bottom and adapted to be inserted into a body ,of material, a'shaft arranged adjacent said stationarywall, a cutting member carried lby the lower end of said shaft and movable across the bottom of said body portion to cutv through the body of material, means -for operating said shaft, a plate arranged in JOI-IN H. PIEPER. 

